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Re: Problems contacting me ?
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lugnet.admin.general
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Tue, 6 Feb 2001 18:14:59 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Frank Filz writes:
> > Folks... You might post to off-topic.test or some such... that will reduce
> > the noise level in .trains. I set FUT there for this post.
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> Hmm, I just came up with a few ideas since we regularly see these types
> of things.
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> The first would be lugnet.people.contact-me where people can post "hey,
> where is Fred, we were in the middle of a deal and I haven't got an
> e-mail in over a week" or "I'm having problems with my e-mail, please
> contact me here". Of course some of this activity is probably acceptable
> for lugnet.people.
It probably is OK for lugnet.people -- that's prolly the safest spot, unless
it happens a lot. I like the idea of a special "contact me" forum, but then
again maybe it has more pros than cons -- it would be one step more hidden,
and it's hard to find people who don't know they're being looked for...and
I'd hate to see any kind of flames or derision from regulars if a newbie
didn't post in such a specialized group.
> The second suggestion is a page hanging off of the membership area where
> you can post a contact notice for another member. Then here is the neat
> (and hard part), whenever that member is logged into the web interface,
> Lugnet would place a button in the upper right corner of any window.
> This button leads the person to a page listing all the contact notices
> (ordered by date). By placing the button on as many Lugnet pages as
> possible, it would be highly likely that anyone who is using Lugnet will
> be likely to see it (even if you don't use the web interface for news,
> you're likely to use the set database or something).
I really like this idea, and it ties into the overall long-term plan for the
top area bars...
http://news.lugnet.com/admin/general/?n=1992 (item #1)
So, rather than specifically having an icon for contact notices, I'll bet it
would work to roll that in to a generalized "there's something important for
you to look at, that you haven't looked at yet" icon. I suppose it could
even replace the sign-out key and jump to my.lugnet.com -- with some sort of
graphical differentiator showing whether or not there's something actively
awaiting attention.
> A third idea for the other side is to provide a field in the members
> information for an "availability" notice", which since the members page
> is probably where you'd put the button to "add a contact notice", anyone
> going to do so would see the "availability notice". Then when you are
> going to be travelling for several days, you can mention that and folks
> will know that you haven't just disappeared (yet...).
You mean like a "how to contact me" type of thing? E-mail addresses, ICQ
numbers, vacation notices, etc.?
--Todd
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| "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G8CLCz.F8z@lugnet.com... (...) reduce (...) unless (...) then (...) hidden, (...) One big problem I figure will occur with this proposed newsgroup idea is that anyone who just browses while (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: Problems contacting me ?
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| (...) don't you mean more cons than pros... (...) Yea, I agree, I think lugnet.people probably is the best place. lugnet.market... is also acceptable I think. lugnet.general is probably ok, but not preferred (I'd actually really like to see us try (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Hmm, I just came up with a few ideas since we regularly see these types of things. The first would be lugnet.people.contact-me where people can post "hey, where is Fred, we were in the middle of a deal and I haven't got an e-mail in over a (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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